set an example
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Verb edit
set an example (third-person singular simple present sets an example, present participle setting an example, simple past and past participle set an example)
- (transitive with for) to behave in a way that other people should.
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Further reading edit
- “set an example”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “set an example”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “set an example”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “set an example for someone” (US) in Macmillan English Dictionary.